itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
this world; this life; world of the living
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to understand; to make out
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
fund-raising; collection of funds
volunteer activities; volunteerism
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
small change; coins; small sum of money
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough